Well, I have been obsessing about the Hunger Games movie premier this week.

O.B.S.E.S.S.I.N.G.

And I know I got super excited about the Twilight movies and Harry Potter, but this is way worse. WAY. So if the movie sucks, I will probably go home and cry and my husband will shake his head and watch Full Metal Jousting and wonder why he married a child adult.

But I can’t help myself. I’ve got a fevah and the only prescription is….

MORE HUNGER GAMES.

So lately I’ve been searching the internets for some fun Hunger Games food inspiration, but haven’t been finding much. Which brought me to the decision to make my OWN Hunger Games dessert party…

For myself.

Yes, I spent a perfectly good Saturday afternoon setting up a pretend party. I did it for YOU, okay?? Because the world needs Hunger Games party ideas.

Wanna see what I came up with?

Super cute cupcakes didn’t really seem appropriate given the theme and feel of the story, and there really wasn’t a ton of food inspiration in the books. I reread the first one and made note of foods that stood out or seemed to have some type of meaning to the story.

When Katniss was leaving for the Hunger Games, Peeta’s dad came to visit her and gave her some cookies in a white paper bag, so I decided that those would be perfect. I don’t imagine his cookies having a ton of color and cute sprinkles, so I made these using a spice cake mix.

I placed the bags of cookies in a wooden crate.

I added some little bags of chocolate rock candy for fun and to add some color. I found these at the Candy Craze candy store in my mall. You could also probably find them online.

Another thing that stood out to me was the bread that was spread with goat cheese and topped with apples that Peeta and Katniss ate in the cave at the Hunger Games. Goat cheese had a special significance because it made Katniss think of her sister Prim.

But because I wanted to make DESSERTS, this is actually goat cheese frosting spread on slices of Sara Lee pound cake! The goat cheese frosting was actually very good, just a tangy and richer cream cheese frosting. But if goat cheese isn’t your thing, feel free to use regular cream cheese frosting instead.

Top with apple slices that have been tossed lightly in citrus juice so they don’t brown.

Of course, the poisonous berries are the turning point of the whole series, so I had to incorporate them somehow. I decided to do fun little mini cakes, placed in parchment paper cupcake liners. The cake is just circles cut from pound cake slices, but you could easily use your favorite cake recipe or mix instead.

I used the goat cheese frosting that I made and topped them with a blackberry sauce and candy “berries”. I bought the berries at Candy Craze, but I’ve seen them at Walmart and Target in the candy aisle. The candy berries would also be super cute in favor bags.

For the drinks, I had to go with orange juice, because Katniss had never tasted it until her first trip to the Capitol.

Spice Cake Cookies

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. In the bowl of a mixer, beat cake mix, butter or margarine, and eggs on medium until fully combined. Drop by spoonfuls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar and bake for about 10-12 minutes, until cookies have puffed up and edges have set. Remove from oven and let cool on sheet for a few minutes before removing to cooling rack.

I hope you got some fun inspiration for a Hunger Games party of your own. Have a happy Monday and may the odds be ever in your favor!!

About Kristan

Hey cutie! Thanks for reading :) Let me introduce myself -- I'm Kristan (pronounced Kris-TANNE) a work-at-home mom living, baking, and online shopping in Fort Smith Arkansas. I have a 12 year-old son Jon David, a 4 year-old daughter Lucy, and a husband, Jess. I completely adore all of them 96% of the time (the rest of the time you can find me drinking my feelings with a box of Pinot). I hope you stay awhile -- I'd love to get to know you!

Okay, my 6th graders are going to go bonkers when I show them this. We are all meeting at the theater for the movie. It’s THE BIG THING in my classroom. (One girl even made a Peeta Valentine bag that is on my class blog!)

I’m obsessing over the movie as well! I’ve been all over the intraweb and found quite a bit actually…. Check out Fictional Food http://www.fictionalfood.net/category/books/hunger-games-book/
I also made some cute Katniss Kills Squirrels Cupcakes :) However, i think that my squirrels taste way better that hers. Just sayin’.

So next time you have a pretend Hunger Games party you should invite me! We could talk about how awesome THG is and eat yummy food! Because now I want to have my own pretend party for myself using your fantastic recipes!

I was literally JUST thinking about this on the way home from the beach today. Goat cheese was the first thing that came to mind. I also remembered that she really loved the hot chocolate. Cookies seem like the only thing I could sneak in to the movie theatre. I was also thinking goat cheese brownies? Is that disgusting? I don’t know.

Confession time. I am one of three people in America who hasn’t read the book. I’m completely in the dark about the plot. I was talking to the girl who helps me take my groceriers to the car and she said she’d never even HEARD of The Hunger Games. Huh? Guess I better get with it and get me a copy. Kristan — as usual you are my inspiration. Love the cute, easy-peasy ideas you have. Plus, I learn something new — like I knew about rock candy (although I’ve never tried it — what do they taste like?) but I had no idea there’s candy in the shape of berries. Yes, I live under a rock.

This is so awesome! Kiddo has plans to go see the movie Friday night with friends, which made me sad because I wanted him to see it with ME….but I decided I’m going to see it BY MYSELF in the middle of the day while he’s at school next week. I’m so looking forward to eating that bag of popcorn all by my lonesome. I think I’d like to take along some of your cookies, too!

I love these ideas! I just finished re-reading the book yesterday and obviously I can’t stop there so I’m on to Catching Fire again. I wish I would have gotten one of those cool t-shirts you posted a few days ago but I dilly-dallied and then when I went back to the page and messaged the artist she told me Lions Gate made her take down all of her Hunger Games items. Bummer. I hope you got yours though. Have fun this week at the movies!

1. This. is. awesome. and I totally would have attended your pretend party Saturday.

2. I saw you in the Entertainment Fort Smith magazine!!!!! And I was soooooo proud to see you in there – that’s awesome! :) I told my husband that even though I’ve never met you in person, I read your blog and feel like I could totally talk to you in person if I were to even run into you out and about. I promise I’m not a stalker….my husband would want you to know that.

This HG party you made is EPIC! Thank you so much – when my daughter sees this, she will keel over in excitement (she IS 12). My son, 17, just might, too! I wonder if we can replicate this for her and her friends before they go see it Friday night. I’ll give it my best shot!

I absolutely adore you. I was driving today and suddenly wondered if I’m really 40 or or 14.

I can’t wait for this movie. I’m excited like I was for Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean. Now if I can just convince my husband to be as excited as me. Doubtful. But it’s better than Car Warriors.

I just finished the Hunger Games Sunday night, because I had to see what all the hype was about……OMG, such a great book! I immediately downloaded Catching Fire onto my kindle app.

Can we have a Hunger Games party together and eat up all these yummy desserts, please!?!? I love your take on desserts. When I saw this blog post I was trying to think what kind of food stuck out, besides the stew they ate! I soooooo am making your goat cheese frosting this weekend!

Can I come to your Hunger Games party? I had been holding out forever (though I’d been hearing about the book series for quite some time) and I’ve been hooked! I downloaded the trilogy on my kindle fire (cheaper than downloading each book individually) and I’m on Mockingjay, the third and final book. I can’t wait to finish it!

But these all look awesome – and I totally got all the references you made!

Thanks for the great ideas! My 10 year old read the books and then let his teacher and then friends borrow them, so I have not been able to read them yet. We are having a Hunger Games Birthday Party Sleepover for him this weekend with a trip to see the movie with 12 of his friends. If you don’t mind, I am going to incorporate your poisonious berries idea into the birthday cake! I am decorating the house with parachuttes I made from disposable paper/foam bowls covered with white plastic (circles cut from white garbage bags) and tied to gifts wrapped in white paper (candy bars). We’re serving Sweedish Fish, Auntie Annies cheddar bunnies, mini baguettes and apples and cheese and bottles of sleep syrup (purple Gatorade with altered labels) along with pizza and cake. We are also going to play “Assassain” with Nerf weapons.

I am 50? something and I too am obsessed with “The Hunger Games” series! I never thought about a Hunger Games party but it will definately come together now! By the way, have you seen the China Glaze polish inspired by The Hunger Games? 12 different colors for all the districts! Oh ya, I got them all ;) Can’t wait for the movie!
Thanks for the ideas!

These are great ideas! I love the play on the poisonous berries. If you need something more savory, I made two dishes for my book club – Basil-wrapped goat cheese and grilled lamb skewers with dried plum chutney. http://feedingmysunshine.com/tag/hunger-games/
Enjoy the movie! I know I can’t wait for it.

You are wayy to much fun! I’m totally loving you for making this post! From one OBSESS-E to another, I think the odds are in your favor for this movie being completely awesome. The critic reviews are loving it!!! No crying on the hubs shoulder for you :) Thanks for posting this super fun party! You could of always invited me to come over :)

Hey you’re never too old to be a kid about somthing. I love the books but am nervous about the movie. I am letting my daughter (39) go first and let me know what she thinks since she has also read the books. You have some great recipes, keep being creative, it keeps you young. A young 61.

I love your food ideas for a Hunger Games party! I’m 49 and also totally obsessed with these books. I guess I’ll never completely grow up. I’m happy about that because life is so much more fun when you have an inner child-lol! I can barely wait to be seated in the theater with my big tub of buttery popcorn, icy cold drink, and hear the words, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, let the 74th annual Hunger Games begin!’
Nancy

I’m 22, and I thought i was too old to be obsessed. I’m so glad to have met you. This looks amazing. What a perfect spread. Though the bread from District 11 should have been incorporated somehow. That was such a nice moment.

I have recently seen the Hunger Games movie advertised here (Greece). I was a little interested. Reading and seeing what you wrote and made makes me want to see the movie but more than that I want to read the book(s). thank you

– You’re not the only one! (I’m 54, and like really 15, I think!) I was suprised too at the lack of ideas, so I did my own too – for my whole family & their friends! Go on my FB to see my parachutes hanging with the appetizers and flambeed cake (“Girl on Fire”) for dessert. We had a blast! ~And I love your ideas too! Thanks for posting!

Lovely ideas, but Katniss did in fact have orange juice before she visited the Capitol. Her first breakfast on the train included some orange juice, which Katniss said she had only tried once before, when her father bought some as a special treat on New Year’s Eve.

Thank you so much for the fantastic inspiration. We have read all the books and went to the midnight premier so I understand your obsession! I even dressed up like Effie :) Anyway, I was already planning a Hunger Games party for the DVD. Now I have some awesome inspiration! You are AWESOME!

Hi! I love this!!! super cute and i love how it looks old fashioned! I’m having a hunger games party this septemeber, and this is perfect! THANK YOU! And I really like the glass bottles you used for the juice, where did you get them, and how big? can you post a link? And same with the straws? they’re soooo cute!

Love this! The only thing i wanted to add is that when i made the cookies, they came out small and not big like the picture. Need to make a double batch if doing for a birthday party and a big big spoon. Can’t wait to see the kid’s faces when i make the little poison cakes!

Hi! I love this so much! Supper cute! I’m planning on using it for my Birthdya Party next weekend, which is HG themed. I bought the ingrediants for everything but I was wondering how many mini cake does the recipie make?

We just had my daughter’s 11th birthday, she’s a huge Hunger Games fan. We used all you’re recipes and ideas for her party. They were DELICIOUS! The party was a huge success. We didn’t have tone to order the milk bottles, which were adorable. We used mason jars which turned out cute too. Thank you for just great ideas and delicious foods. Keep up the amazing creative work.

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it would’ve been fun to use hot chocolate as well and than serve with some little pieces of bread or cake because the book says that peeta and Katniss dip the bread into the chocolate milk.

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